Federal Claim Paperwork
Federal Claim Paperwork
The basic rule
A longshore claim runs on forms and reports. When the medical paperwork is late, incomplete, or written in language nobody can act on, authorization stalls and payments stall with it. We treat the paperwork as part of the medical care, not an afterthought.
The Forms we Handle on the Medical Side
LS-1 — Request for Examination and/or Treatment
This is the authorization document for medical treatment. It’s what allows treatment to proceed with the employer or carrier on the hook for the cost. We complete our portion accurately and get it moving at the start of care rather than weeks in.
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LS-204 — Attending Physician’s Supplemental Report
The periodic update on your condition: diagnosis, treatment provided, your response to it, current work status, and whether further care is needed. These are what keep the carrier and the district office current on your case. We file them on schedule.
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Beyond the forms themselves, we respond to records requests and provide narrative reports when your attorney or the district office needs a fuller picture.Â
Forms That Are Yours, Not Ours
These are worth knowing about, but they’re filed by you or your employer and not by this office:
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LS-201, Notice of Employee’s Injury or Death — written notice of the injury, filed by the worker. There is a deadline.
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LS-202, Employer’s First Report of Injury or Occupational Illness — filed by the employer.
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LS-203, Employee’s Claim for Compensation — the claim itself, filed by the worker. There is a deadline.
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Deadlines under the Act are real and missing one can affect your rights. We’re not the right people to advise you on them. Your attorney or the Department of Labor district office handling your claim is. If you’re unsure whether something has been filed, ask them directly rather than assuming it’s been taken care of.
Why Accuracy Here Matters
Carriers and district directors read these reports closely. A supplemental report missing a work status, or a causation statement that’s implied but never actually written, is the kind of gap that turns into a denial or a delay. We write them to be complete on the first pass.
Common Questions
Do you file my claim for me?
No. We handle the medical forms and reports. The claim itself is filed by you, and most workers file it with help from an attorney who handles longshore cases.
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What does the paperwork cost me?
Medical documentation is part of your care. For an accepted longshore injury, medical treatment is the responsibility of the employer or its carrier.
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The carrier says they never received my report.
Tell us and we’ll confirm what was sent and when, and resend it. We keep records of submissions.
What we do
We write authorization requests that state what's being asked for, why it's medically necessary, and how it relates to the injury. Because vague requests are the ones that get denied. We respond to carrier and case manager questions within one business day. And we document treatment necessity as we go, so that if there is a dispute, the record already answers it.
Right-to-Choose
Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the injured worker chooses their own treating doctor. There is no network to stay inside of.
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